Ian Holloway has confirmed that David Wheeler will need an operation after suffering a fractured ankle.

The midfielder hasn't featured for QPR since the end of December, and Ollie revealed that it isn't good news for the former Exeter City man.

David Wheeler QPR (Image: PA)

He said: "Wheeler needs an operation. So it’s bad news about him. There’s a little bit of bone that’s chipped off and it’s causing terrible trouble in his joint and we’ve got to open that up and take that out which is terrible news for him and us."